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Backlights, Your Phone’s Modes, Call Answer Mode, Input mode, Lock Mode, Keypad Lock Mode - unlock code

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Your Phone's Modes Backlights Backlights illuminate the display and the keypad. When you press any key or open the phone, the backlights come on. They go off when no keys are pressed within a period of time set in the Backlight menu. Note: During a phone call, the display backlight dims and turns off after 10 seconds to conserve battery power, regardless of the Backlight setting. See "Backlight" on page 126 for more information. Your Phone's Modes Call Answer Mode You can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except the key or key, by pressing only the key, or by opening the phone's slide. (For more information, see "Call Answer" on page 128..) Input mode Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and symbols. While at any text entry screen, press the Left soft key ( ), then choose the input mode from the pop-up menu using the Navigation key. Optional input modes are T9 Word, Abc, ABC, Symbol, and 123. (See "Entering Text" on page 44 for more information.) Note: With the QWERTY keypad open, T9 Word is not available. Also, use 123 mode instead of Symbol to enter symbols and punctuation in your text. Tip: With the phone holding the closedk,eyyouunctailnthaelspohcoyncelebbeeetpwse.en T9 Word, Abc, and 123 by repeatedly pressing and Lock Mode When the phone is in Lock Mode, restrictions are placed on phone use. You can receive calls and messages, but cannot place outgoing calls (except for emergency numbers) until you unlock the phone. Lock Mode also restricts access to menus and the volume key. Unlock your phone by entering the lock code when prompted. (See "Change Lock" on page 133 for more information.) Keypad Lock Mode When the phone is in Keypad Lock Mode, most of the keys are disabled. This prevents accidental dialing, when you are carrying the phone. Unlock your phone by pressing the Unlock (left) soft key ( ) followed by pressing the key. Understanding Your Phone 18

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Understanding Your Phone
18
Your Phone’s Modes
Backlights
Backlights illuminate the display and the keypad. When you press any key or open
the phone, the backlights come on. They go off when no keys are pressed within a
period of time set in the
Backlight
menu.
Note:
During a phone call, the display backlight dims and turns off after 10 seconds to conserve battery
power, regardless of the Backlight setting.
See
“Backlight”
on page 126 for more information.
Your Phone’s Modes
Call Answer Mode
You can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except the
key or
key, by pressing only the
key, or by opening the phone’s slide. (For more
information, see
"Call Answer"
on page 128..)
Input mode
Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and symbols. While at any text
entry screen, press the Left soft key (
), then choose the input mode from the
pop-up menu using the Navigation key. Optional input modes are
T9 Word
,
Abc
,
ABC
,
Symbol
, and
123
. (See
“Entering Text”
on page 44 for more information.)
Note:
With the QWERTY keypad open,
T9 Word
is not available. Also, use
123
mode instead of
Symbol
to
enter symbols and punctuation in your text.
Tip:
With the phone closed, you can also cycle between
T9 Word
,
Abc
, and
123
by repeatedly pressing and
holding the
key until the phone beeps
.
Lock Mode
When the phone is in Lock Mode, restrictions are placed on phone use. You can
receive calls and messages, but cannot place outgoing calls (except for emergency
numbers) until you unlock the phone. Lock Mode also restricts access to menus and
the volume key. Unlock your phone by entering the lock code when prompted. (See
“Change Lock”
on page 133 for more information.)
Keypad Lock Mode
When the phone is in Keypad Lock Mode, most of the keys are disabled. This
prevents accidental dialing, when you are carrying the phone. Unlock your phone by
pressing the
Unlock
(left) soft key (
) followed by pressing the
key.